WPC Survey Says Smartphone Users Experience 'Battery Anxiety' Weekly

A global survey commissioned by the Wireless Power Consortium said 75 percent of consumers experience “battery anxiety” at least once a week, with 36 percent reporting anxiety over remaining battery life at least once a day. Seventy percent believe access to a wireless charging accessory would lessen their concerns over losing juice in their smartphones, the consortium reported. More than nine in 10 consumers who haven't used wireless charging viewed it as appealing, with 79 percent expressing intent to buy a wireless charging product in the near future, said WPC. Three-quarters said they would use wireless chargers if the technology were built into their smartphone. WPC expects the perceived value of wireless charging to increase as it’s adopted more broadly in products such as laptops and power tools, said Chairman Menno Treffers on Thursday. WPC’s Qi wireless charging technology is used in 60 car models, 4,000 public locations in Europe, 80 models of smartphones and more than 900 tested wireless charging accessories, it said. The survey reached 2,000 consumers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.